Gem Silica is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #8c3b5b |
| Complementary Color | #c37392 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (156.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gem Silica Color. The O'grady Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mint Twist (#98cbba) for more calm effect. Try Verdigris Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c37392 is the best complementary color to Gem Silica. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #73c4a4 complementary color is Puce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of De York are #73c37b and #73bbc3. Thus found on the left and right of #73c4a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Glacier colors as they work well with Gem Silica.
The split-complementary Gem Silica palette consists of #c37b73 and #c373bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c37392). Try Contessa and Fuchsia Pink colors in combination with #73c4a4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #73c4a4 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gem Silica. Thus Laser and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gem Silica contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puce, Blue Marguerite, and Wild Willow split by 90° on the color wheel. #73c4a4 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gem Silica tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c37392) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Puce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a373c3 and #93c373.
In a RGB color space, hex #73c4a4 is made of 24% red, 41% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gem Silica has a hue angle of 156.3°, a saturation of 40.7% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73c4a4 is made of 31.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #73c4a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,196,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 41%, 35% |
| CMYK | 31.76, 0, 12.55, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(156.3,40.7%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(156.3,41.33%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.4188,-32.1998,8.3549) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.511,45.805,42.197) |